Morgan Rielly talks about what the Leafs need to do to change the narrative in Toronto
Morgan Rielly has been through more downs than ups in his NHL career, 9 seasons, all as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Rielly came into the league in 2013-14, so he's certainly known disappointment. He's also experienced some individual success, but if you asked him, I'm certain he'd trade in a pair of 68+ point seasons for some postseason success.
Last summer, we saw the Leafs blow a 3-1 series lead to the 16th seed Montreal Canadiens and, thanks to the Amazon docuseries, "All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs", we got to see what that disappointment looked like first hand.
All of this to say that when a guy like Rielly starts talking about the growth of the group and expressing his belief that this year's version of the team is different, maybe we should consider that they might be. Now, of course Rielly is not under any false pretenses that Leafs Nation should just blindly believe what they have yet to see. He knows that the team has to put the work in to alter people's perception and change the narrative. He confirmed as much on Monday.
-Morgan Rielly on the Leafs doing everything they can to change the narrative surrounding the team
The Leafs have a chance to do just that with 2 wins in their next 3 games against the defending Stanley Cup Champs. Talk about the hardest path out of the first round - this would probably be it. If the Leafs can shock the Lightning and move on to round two for the first time in 18 years, Rielly may be right about the team, at its core, being different.
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| 1 round | 82 | 20.2 % |
| 2 rounds | 104 | 25.6 % |
| Conference Finals | 107 | 26.4 % |
| Stanley Cup Finals | 113 | 27.8 % |
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